On 11 September 2024, the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) held a farewell event for Rina Shirahata and Haruka Ishiguro, students from Yamagata University, who had taught the Japanese language class “Nihongo no Nakama” for a week. The event took place at the AGLC Building of the Faculty of Agriculture and was attended by students from various faculties at UGM who had participated in the class. Rina Shirahata is a student from the Art Major, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, while Haruka Ishiguro is from the Mass Media Communication Major, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yamagata University, Japan. read more

The Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is actively participating in AgriFest 2024, organized by Centre for Agrotechnology Innovation (PIAT UGM), from 5 to 7 September 2024. On the first day of the event, Prof. Dr. Jamhari, S.P., M.P., a professor in Agricultural Socioeconomics at UGM, delivered a keynote address during a national talk show titled “Multistakeholder Collaboration towards Indonesia Golden Era 2045.”

In his presentation to an audience that included researchers, farmers, students, and vocational agriculture school students, Prof. Jamhari outlined the primary challenge of achieving Indonesia’s vision of becoming a developed nation while ensuring national food security. He emphasized the crucial need for collaboration and synergy among various stakeholders, including seed industries, fertilizer industries, machinery industries, and academic institutions. read more

The Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is actively working to enhance the quality of its education and prepare its graduates for global competitiveness. One of the key initiatives is pursuing international accreditation from ASIIN (Akkreditierungsagentur für Studiengänge in Ingenieurwissenschaften, Informatik, Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik). This year, the faculty is preparing for ASIIN accreditation for one undergraduate program, Agricultural Microbiology, and three master’s programs: Master of Fisheries Science, Master of Plant Pest Science, and Master of Phytopathology. A coordination meeting was held on August 21, 2024, to advance this effort. read more